This volume offers comprehensive 'state-of-the-art' overviews of
educational policies concerning the teaching of English in a large
number of Asian countries. Each contribution is written by a leading
expert and gives a clear assessment of current policies and future
trends. Starting with a description of the English education policies in
the respective countries, the contributors then delve into the 'nuts and
bolts' of the English education policies and how they play out in
practice in the education system, in schools, in the curriculum, and in
teaching. Topics covered include the balance between the acquisition of
English and the national language, political, cultural, economic and
technical factors that strengthen or weaken the learning of English.